ARJUNA

The third of the five Pandava brothers, the prominent characters of the Indian epic, Mahabharata. The central character in the epic, Arjuna is an accomplished archer,  quintessence of a leader who leads his army in the battle of Kurukshetra. Arjuna was brave, sensible and kind. He was also emotionally attached to his family, as was evident from his reluctance to fight his cousins, the Kauravas, in the middle of the battlefield. This was the moment when Lord Krishna motivated and eventually convinced him to fight his cousins – because, from ethical and religious points of view, that was his duty. Lord Krishna’s sermon of that time is known as Geeta or Shreemad Bhagwat Geeta, which, in course of time has become a highly respected and sacred religious text, central to Hinduism. Convinced and inspired by Lord Krishna, Arjun fought the war of Mahabharat and led his army to victory. The Geeta or Shreemad Bhagwat Geeta, is a sacred text based on the true meaning of life and its purpose, on creations and demolitions, on sould and the body as also  the meaninglessness of relationships and thus, philosophical justification of the battle or the fighting against cousins in case the mission is for noble and selfless cause and justice.